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Wife
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
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Summary
'Mendelson is a master of the literary monster' – The Sunday Times
When Zoe moves in with Penny, their relationship looks perfect; after all, everyone wants a wife. But this is the story of how love can become a disaster . . .
Zoe Stamper, junior researcher in Ancient Greek Tragedy, meets fellow academic Dr Penny Cartwright at a faculty flute recital. Dr Cartwright seems impossibly glamorous to Zoe, who is, after all, several rungs down the academic pecking order - and a nervous ingénue as far as Penny’s sophisticated circle is concerned. But Penny leaves Zoe a cryptic note, and a passionate affair ensues.
Once Penny confesses all to her live-in lover, Justine, their happiness seems assured. But there is something else Penny needs as badly in her life as Zoe’s adoration, and thus the beginning of their affair might also have signalled its end . . .
Wife by Charlotte Mendelson is a beautifully observed and coruscating novel about the joys of passionate love and motherhood, and those left behind in its wake when passion curdles. It is heartbreaking and funny, profound and gripping, as it takes the reader from the end of a relationship to its beginning, and back again.
'A bravura portrait of a marriage in meltdown' – The Guardian
'A clever, lacerating account of coercive control . . . a finely executed novel' – Financial Times
'Charlotte Mendelson at her soul-searing best . . . unbearably brilliant' – Nigella Lawson, TV cook and bestselling author of Eat, Cook, Repeat
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- Flossie_Chick
- 19-08-24
Compelling but not always enjoyable
This is a well written book and I got very involved in the story and wanted to know what happened. On the down side, the characters are generally awful people and were a bit wearing to spend time with. The narrator is excellent and does the different voices extremely well.
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- Sandra Rumbold
- 18-09-24
Something different
I wasn’t sure at first but as I got further into the book I loved the dynamics
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- LL
- 23-08-24
Annoying characters
I really wanted to like this book but I just couldn't get into it at all. Sadly I couldn't finish it. I had to abandon as the story seemed to be so slow I didn't know where I was half the time. The characters were really annoying too. The narrator was excellent though. It may appeal to some but not me. Sorry
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-08-24
Infuriating
I mean honestly this book I will not re read. It was incredibly frustrating to listen to this. So much abuse so much verbal domestic violence and using information between partners as weapons. I didn’t like this story at all. It’s upsetting at how much she appeases Penny. Using her family history against her was disgusting. I hated this
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